If you’re flying out of O’Hare or Midway International Airports later this week, you might want to consider changing your flight, experts say, as strong and potentially dangerous storm system heading towards the Midwest is set to bring bitterly cold temperatures, “blizzard conditions” and wind gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour to the Chicago area later this week.
As a result, travel will be"extremely difficult, if not impossible" due to potential"white-out conditions," leaving visibility levels at or near zero, according to the National Weather Service.
For airline travelers, that means flight delays and cancellations could leave passengers stranded, and scrambling to find new tickets and a way home. As of Monday night, several major carriers offered changes to certain itineraries for no fee. Here's a breakdown:Southwest Airlines:No change fee for scheduled flights between Dec 22 and Dec. 25
AAA expects 113 million Americans -- 5.8 million in Illinois alone -- to travel 50 miles or more between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2, but with several inches of snow, bone-chilling cold and high winds expected, roadways in the Midwest could be heavily-impacted.
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